Fulfillingness' First Finale
Fulfillingness' First Finale is het zeventiende album van Stevie Wonder. Het werd op 22 juli 1974 door Tamla Records uitgebracht. Het album wordt veelal beschouwd als een van de albums uit zijn 'klassieke periode'.[1][2][3] Hij werkte voor de laatste keer samen met Malcolm Cecil en Robert Margouleff (van Tonto's Expanding Head Band). De albumhoes werd ontworpen door Ira Tucker, Jr., een broer van Lynda Laurence en Sundray Tucker, die beiden als achtergrondzangeressen in de band van Wonder zaten. De hoes is gemaakt door Bob Gleason.[4]
Fulfillingness' First Finale
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Studioalbum van Stevie Wonder | |||||||
(Albumhoes op en.wikipedia.org) | |||||||
Uitgebracht | 22 juli 1974 | ||||||
Genre | rhythm-and-blues, soul, funk | ||||||
Duur | 42:33 | ||||||
Label(s) | Tamla Records | ||||||
Producent(en) | Stevie Wonder | ||||||
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Singles van Fulfillingness' First Finale | |||||||
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Het album was in commercieel opzicht een succes. Er werden meer dan een miljoen exemplaren van verkocht.[5] Wonder bereikte met Fulfillingness' First Finale de eerste plaats in de Amerikaanse en vijfde plaats in de Britse hitlijst. Ook door recensenten en muziekjournalisten werd het gunstig ontvangen. Het album werd bekroond met drie Grammy Awards (waarvan één voor "Boogie on Reggae Woman").[6] Ken Emerson beschreef in september 1974 in zijn recensie voor Rolling Stone de plaat als een album met minder spanning dan Wonders twee voorgaande albums (Talking Book en Innervisions):
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The album aims at relaxed enjoyment; it's not something to get hot and bothered about. |
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— Ken Emerson in Rolling Stone (1974)[7] |
Het album werd door John Lewis beschreven in het boek 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[8]
De liedjes "You Haven't Done Nothin'" en "Boogie on Reggae Woman" werden achtereenvolgens door Tamla Records als singles uitgegeven.
Tracklist
Nr. | Titel | Duur |
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1. | "Smile Please" | 3:27 |
2. | "Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away" | 5:01 |
3. | "Too Shy to Say" | 3:28 |
4. | "Boogie on Reggae Woman" | 4:55 |
5. | "Creepin'" | 4:19 |
Nr. | Titel | Duur |
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1. | "You Haven't Done Nothin'" | 3:20 |
2. | "It Ain't No Use" | 3:57 |
3. | "They Won't Go When I Go" (met Yvonne Wright geschreven) | 5:54 |
4. | "Bird of Beauty" | 3:45 |
5. | "Please Don't Go" | 4:04 |
Hitnoteringen
UK Albums Chart
Hitnotering in de UK Albums Chart:[10] | |||||||||||||||||
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Week: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Positie: | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 15 | 29 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 29 | 36 | uit |
Bronnen, noten en/of referenties
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Studioalbums: | The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie (1962) · Tribute to Uncle Ray (1962) · With a Song in My Heart (1963) · Stevie at the Beach (1964) · Up-Tight (1966) · Down to Earth (1966) · I Was Made to Love Her (1967) · Someday at Christmas (1967) · Eivets Rednow (1968) · For Once in My Life (1968) · My Cherie Amour (1969) · Signed, Sealed & Delivered (1970) · Where I'm Coming From (1971) · Music of My Mind (1972) · Talking Book (1972) · Innervisions (1973) · Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) · Songs in the Key of Life (1976) · Hotter than July (1980) · In Square Circle (1985) · Characters (1987) · Conversation Peace (1995) · A Time to Love (2005) |
Livealbums: | The 12 Year Old Genius (1963) · Stevie Wonder Live (1970) · Live at the Talk of Town (1970) · Natural Wonder (1995) |
Soundtracks: | Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants (1979) · The Woman in Red (1984) · Jungle Fever (1991) |
Compilaties: | Looking Back (1977) · Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (1982) · At the Close of a Century (1999) · The Definitive Collection (2002) · The Complete Stevie Wonder (2005) · Number Ones (2007) |
Singles: | "I Call It Pretty Music, but the Old People Call It the Blues" (1962) · "Little Water Boy" (1962) · "Contract on Love" (1962) · "Fingertips" (1963) · "Workout Stevie, Workout" (1963) · "Castles in the Sand" (1964) · "Hey Harmonica Man" (1964) · "Happy Street" (1964) · "Kiss Me Baby" (1965) · "High Heel Sneakers" (1965) · "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (1965) · "Nothing's Too Good for My Baby" (1966) · "Blowin' in the Wind" (1966) · "A Place in the Sun" (1966) · "Someday at Christmas" (1966) · "Travelin' Man" (1967) · "I Was Made to Love Her" (1967) · "I'm Wondering" (1967) · "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" (1968) · "You Met Your Match" (1968) · "Alfie" (1968) · "For Once in My Life" (1968) · "I Don't Know Why" (1969) · "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" (1969) · "Never Had a Dream Come True" (1970) · "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (1970) · "Heaven Help Us All" (1970) · "We Can Work It Out" (1971) · "If You Really Love Me" (1971) · "What Christmas Means to Me" (1971) · "Superwoman (Where Were You)" (1972) · "Keep On Running" (1972) · "Superstition" (1972) · "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (1973) · "Higher Ground" (1973) · "Living for the City" (1973) · "Don't you worry 'bout a thing" (1974) · "You Haven't Done Nothin'" (1974) · "Boogie on Reggae Woman" (1974) · "I Wish" (1976) · "Sir Duke" (1977) · "Another Star" (1977) · "As" (1977) · "Pops, We Love You" (1978) · "Send One Your Love" (1979) · "Outside My Window" (1980) · "Master Blaster (Jammin')" (1980) · "I Ain't Gonna Stand for It" (1980) · "Lately" (1981) · "Did I Hear You Say You Love Me" (1981) · "That Girl" (1981) · "Ebony and Ivory" (1982) · "Do I Do" (1982) · "Ribbon in the Sky" (1982) · "Used to Be" (1982) · "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (1984) · "Love Light in Flight" (1984) · "Don't Drive Drunk" (1984) · "We Are the World" (1985) · "Part-Time Lover" (1985) · "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) · "Go Home" (1985) · "Overjoyed" (1986) · "Land of La La" (1986) · "Skeletons" (1987) · "You Will Know" (1987) · "Get It" (1988) · "My Love" (1988) · "My Eyes Don't Cry" (1988) · "With Each Beat of My Heart" (1989) · "Keep Our Love Alive" (1990) · "Gotta Have You" (1991) · "Fun Day" (1991) · "These Three Words" (1991) · "We Didn't Know" (1992) · "For Your Love" (1995) · "Tomorrow Robins Will Sing" (1995) · "Treat Myself" (1995) · "Kiss Lonely Goodbye" (1996) · "How Come, How Long" (1996) · "From the Bottom of My Heart" (2005) · "So What the Fuss" (2005) · "Shelter in the Rain" (2005) · "Positivity" (2005) |
Zie ook: | Discografie van Stevie Wonder · "My Cherie Amour" |